A man left his cat with his brother while he went on vacation for a week. The man called his brother to see how the cat was doing. The brother hesitated, then said, "I'm so sorry, but the cat died."

The man was very upset and yelled, "You know, you could have broken the news to me better than that. When I called today, you could have said he was on the roof. Then when I called the next day, you could have said that he had fallen off and the vet was working on patching him up. Then when I called the third day, you could have said he had passed away."

The brother thought about it and apologized.

"So how's Mom?" asked the man.

"She's on the roof."

But I like the itsy bitsy spider better. I still go around singing "I'm a little Teapot".

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

34. Ha!

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Fri Jul 3, 2015, 01:30 PM

Jul 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

35. I'm a hoot.

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Fri Jul 3, 2015, 11:06 PM

Jul 2015

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

36. Insert owl reference here.

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Sat Jul 4, 2015, 04:56 PM

Jul 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

37. OK. It's storming here. I was going out to mingle with people.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #36)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 06:20 PM

Jul 2015

Maybe take some photos. Oh, well.

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

38. I finally went out to the park that has a yearly fireworks display.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #37)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 12:22 AM

Jul 2015

They didn't have it this year. I still had fun.

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

39. Rained out here. They're going to reschedule them.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #38)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 12:29 AM

Jul 2015

Won't be the same. I was hoping to find something blue. I'm still looking.

Glad you had fun. I took a longer nap. Watched old movies.

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

40. I got some blue at the parade. If not good I will hit the archives.

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Sun Jul 5, 2015, 08:24 AM

Jul 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

41. I got nothing.

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Sun Jul 5, 2015, 03:50 PM

Jul 2015

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

42. You have time, go for it.

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Sun Jul 5, 2015, 09:15 PM

Jul 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

43. I'll name it after you.

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Mon Jul 6, 2015, 12:13 AM

Jul 2015

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

44. How will I explain it to my family?

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Mon Jul 6, 2015, 12:37 AM

Jul 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

45. Gently, and with humor.

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Mon Jul 6, 2015, 12:43 AM

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alfredo

(60,075 posts)

46. I like the look of shock and dismay on the faces of the more uptight members.

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Mon Jul 6, 2015, 08:29 AM

Jul 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

47. That always pleases me too.

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Mon Jul 6, 2015, 05:21 PM

Jul 2015

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

48. They are here for our entertainment

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Mon Jul 6, 2015, 05:25 PM

Jul 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

49. Ever view my profile?

Reply to alfredo (Reply #48)

Mon Jul 6, 2015, 06:40 PM

Jul 2015

Dust Bunnies sometime need stimuli.

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

50. I find that if you don't clean on a regular basis, it confuses

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #49)

Mon Jul 6, 2015, 07:15 PM

Jul 2015

The dust bunnies. Thet think they are home free, then Wham!

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

51. Sounds cruel.

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Mon Jul 6, 2015, 07:37 PM

Jul 2015

niyad

(113,556 posts)

6. spider symbolism

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Wed Jul 1, 2015, 12:57 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.whats-your-sign.com/spider-symbol-meaning.html

libodem

(19,288 posts)

7. Very interesting

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 01:45 PM

Jul 2015

Thanks for the link, niyad. I love it!

niyad

(113,556 posts)

16. you might like this link, as well.

Reply to libodem (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 09:24 PM

Jul 2015

. . . . .

As Mary Daly explained in her book Websters' First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language (with Jane Caputi, Harper San Francisco, 1987):

"The word webster, according to Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, is derived from the Old English webbestre, meaning female weaver. The Oxford English Dictionary defines webster as 'a weaver, as the designation of a woman.' According to the Wickedary, Webster means 'a woman whose occupation is to Weave, esp. a Weaver of Words and Word-Webs.'"

(Daly also weighed in on both Arachne and Athene (Athena). In Gyn/Ecology (Beacon Press, 1978), she pointed to the creative/aggressive component in spiders as beneficial to Spinsters (i.e., those who weave, create). Conversely, Athena is co-opted, swallowed by and then "born" from the head of Zeus, her own true mother forgotten. I was fascinated to read Daly's writings when I finally sat down with her books some years ago.)

. . . .

http://cowbird.com/story/27727/Weaving_Without_A_Loom/

one of my native american medicine books says that Spider Woman gave us the alphabet, since, if you look closely, the web contains all the letters of the alphabet.

libodem

(19,288 posts)

25. Loved the link!

Reply to niyad (Reply #16)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:51 AM

Jul 2015

Thank you!!!

tclambert

(11,087 posts)

8. "Darn photographer caught me on a bad web day."

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Wed Jul 1, 2015, 02:44 PM

Jul 2015

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

10. It was her last day there. Hard rain washed her away.

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Wed Jul 1, 2015, 04:41 PM

Jul 2015

niyad

(113,556 posts)

27. "itsy bitsy spider"

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Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:54 AM

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alfredo

(60,075 posts)

28. +1

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Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:35 PM

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passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)

14. what an incredible shot, with those transparent green legs

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 08:24 PM

Jul 2015

Very nice shot!

This is another one of my favorite spiders. I picture an African native woman with glowing eyes and hoop earrings when I look at the pattern on their backs. They are very striking spiders.